Doc Brown wrote:Kobe should not have to play 12 minute runs or play over 35 mpg this year. I don't care if we are winning or losing the game, we have too much talent to have to rely on Kobe to have to do that again this season.

If we need Kobe to play 40 minutes in order to win with this team and this talent, Mike Brown needs to go because he is clearly not maximizing the potential of this team.

So in other words, I do care if we win or lose. Mike should be able to win 55-60 games easily with Kobe's minutes down to 32.

Agreed. He won 60+ games with LeBron and some scrubs. He should be able to ride Dwight during the regular season for 60 wins or so, leaning on Kobe and Nash as required. Of course, we'll lean on them all equally, but he should be able to get to 60 wins with this team easily.

MUCH weaker eastern conference though, and it's still weak compared to the West..

"The first time I ever saw my uniform hanging in the locker I put it on right away, and it just felt like I was putting on golden armour. From that day forward, I just called it 'the golden armour', it just felt like there was something mystical and magical about it" - Kobe Bryant.

if we were in the eastern conference and heat were in the west we'd have nothing to worry about. but we have to go through okc and the heat to win a title instead of the heat just going through us or okc. sucks...

Doc Brown wrote:Kobe should not have to play 12 minute runs or play over 35 mpg this year. I don't care if we are winning or losing the game, we have too much talent to have to rely on Kobe to have to do that again this season.

If we need Kobe to play 40 minutes in order to win with this team and this talent, Mike Brown needs to go because he is clearly not maximizing the potential of this team.

So in other words, I do care if we win or lose. Mike should be able to win 55-60 games easily with Kobe's minutes down to 32.

Agreed. He won 60+ games with LeBron and some scrubs. He should be able to ride Dwight during the regular season for 60 wins or so, leaning on Kobe and Nash as required. Of course, we'll lean on them all equally, but he should be able to get to 60 wins with this team easily.

MUCH weaker eastern conference though, and it's still weak compared to the West..

True but we're also a much stronger team. I think if we really limit the amount of games lost to crap teams, there's not really 20 losses out there for this team.

Doc Brown wrote:Kobe should not have to play 12 minute runs or play over 35 mpg this year. I don't care if we are winning or losing the game, we have too much talent to have to rely on Kobe to have to do that again this season.

If we need Kobe to play 40 minutes in order to win with this team and this talent, Mike Brown needs to go because he is clearly not maximizing the potential of this team.

So in other words, I do care if we win or lose. Mike should be able to win 55-60 games easily with Kobe's minutes down to 32.

Agreed. He won 60+ games with LeBron and some scrubs. He should be able to ride Dwight during the regular season for 60 wins or so, leaning on Kobe and Nash as required. Of course, we'll lean on them all equally, but he should be able to get to 60 wins with this team easily.

MUCH weaker eastern conference though, and it's still weak compared to the West..

True but we're also a much stronger team. I think if we really limit the amount of games lost to crap teams, there's not really 20 losses out there for this team.

Doc Brown wrote:Kobe should not have to play 12 minute runs or play over 35 mpg this year. I don't care if we are winning or losing the game, we have too much talent to have to rely on Kobe to have to do that again this season.

If we need Kobe to play 40 minutes in order to win with this team and this talent, Mike Brown needs to go because he is clearly not maximizing the potential of this team.

So in other words, I do care if we win or lose. Mike should be able to win 55-60 games easily with Kobe's minutes down to 32.

Agreed. He won 60+ games with LeBron and some scrubs. He should be able to ride Dwight during the regular season for 60 wins or so, leaning on Kobe and Nash as required. Of course, we'll lean on them all equally, but he should be able to get to 60 wins with this team easily.

MUCH weaker eastern conference though, and it's still weak compared to the West..

True but we're also a much stronger team. I think if we really limit the amount of games lost to crap teams, there's not really 20 losses out there for this team.

Oh agreed.

"The first time I ever saw my uniform hanging in the locker I put it on right away, and it just felt like I was putting on golden armour. From that day forward, I just called it 'the golden armour', it just felt like there was something mystical and magical about it" - Kobe Bryant.

Kobe, Pau, Nash should all see reduced minutes this season.. Once Dwight gets back in peak shape, he barely needs to come out of the game. He'll play the most minutes on the team. Nash worries me the most. His minutes need to be limited more than anyone, but for that to happen Blake or Duhon have to produce. I'm confident in Meeks & Jamison/Hill to rest 24 & Pau.